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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Four, College—The Ghost of False Hope.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Mel meet around the end of his senior year in high school?
(a) A gay pastor who is in the closet.
(b) An openly gay Roman Catholic priest.
(c) A gay college professor.
(d) Gordon H.

2. What is one reason that Mel finds for which Sodom was not destroyed?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) Homosexual acts of its citizens.
(c) A volcano.
(d) Bigotry.

3. Who is Mel's second boyhood male crush?
(a) Steve J.
(b) John J.
(c) Arthur B.
(d) Johnny B.

4. How does Mel describe his mother?
(a) Very religious but tolerant of other beliefs.
(b) She wore the pants in the family.
(c) Strong but passive.
(d) Wise and assertive.

5. What does Mel have to restrain when at camps?
(a) His desire to be with a girl just to prove his normalcy.
(b) His unspoken questions about religion.
(c) His outspoken hatred towards the church.
(d) His desire to be physically close to other boys.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what basis does Mel say homosexuality is attacked today?

2. When do Mel and Lyla kiss for the first time?

3. Who phoned the camp to have the young seminarian sent home?

4. What does Mel say his relationship to his father is like when Mel is younger?

5. Where does Mel meet Lyla Lee?

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